Diagnosing ASD in Adults Without ID: Accuracy of the ADOS-2 and the ADI-R

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 3370-3379

  Fusar Poli, Laura ^a   Brondino, Natascia ^a   Rocchetti, Matteo ^a   Panisi, Cristina ^a   Provenzani, Umberto ^a   Damiani, Stefano ^a   Politi, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ADI R; ADOS; Adult; Autism; Diagnosis; DSM 5

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE 2; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOTYPAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; COMPLICATION; EVALUATION STUDY; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; STANDARDS;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85026487934     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3258-2     Document Type: Article

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